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1621.Hernán Álvarez de Toledo.Hertog van Alva. Bor-Nederlantsche-oorloghen MGG 1255. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel(29.10. 1507-11.12.1582)Grand Duke of Alba in Spain and the Iron Duke in the Netherlands,was a Spanish noble,general,and diplomat.He was titled the 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes,4th Marquis of Coria,3rd Count of Salvatierra de Tormes,and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.His motto in Latin was Deo patrum Nostrorum,which in English means"To the God of our fathers".

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1621.Hernán Álvarez de Toledo.Hertog van Alva. Bor-Nederlantsche-oorloghen MGG 1255. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel(29.… | 16th century, Heraldry, Grand duke